Vicariate Apostolic Nekemte
| Vicariate Apostolic Nekemte | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Vicar | Varghese Thottamkara CM |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Theodorus van Ruijven CM |
| founding | 1913 |
| surface | 98,792 km² |
| Parishes | 71 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 6,000,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 42,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 27 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,135 |
| Friars | 19 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 38 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Kidane Meheret |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte ( Latin apostolicus Vicariatus Nekemteensis ) is in Ethiopia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Nekemte .
history
Pope Pius X. founded the Apostolic Prefecture of South Caffa on January 28, 1913 from cessions of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Galla . On September 8, 1913, it took the name of the Apostolic Prefecture of Kaffa .
Due to the Apostolic Constitution Quo in Ethiopia , it lost part of its territory to the Apostolic Vicariate Awasa on March 25, 1937 and was raised to the Apostolic Vicariate Gimma with the Bull Quae christiano nomini .
With the Apostolic Constitution Quae utilia on February 13, 1940, the Apostolic Prefectures of Hosanna and Endeber received part of its territory.
On September 3, 1982, it took on its current name. On June 10, 1994, it lost part of its territory to the Jimma-Bonga Apostolic Prefecture .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of South Caffa / Kaffa
- Gaudenzio Barlassina IMC (May 6, 1913–1933, resigned)
- Luigi Santa IMC (July 14, 1934– March 25, 1937)
Vicars Apostolic of Gimma
- Luigi Santa IMC (March 25, 1937–1943, then auxiliary bishop in Rimini )
- Frans Janssen CM (May 21, 1959– July 4, 1972, resigned)
- Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers CM (December 17, 1977– September 3, 1982)
Vicars Apostolic of Nekemte
- Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers CM (September 3, 1982– October 19, 1983, then Coadjutor Bishop of Haarlem )
- Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu CM (October 28, 1985– January 18, 1994, resigned)
- Leonardus Dobbelaar CM (June 10, 1994– March 21, 2008, died)
- Theodorus van Ruijven CM (July 23, 2009– November 10, 2013)
- Varghese Thottamkara CM, since November 10, 2013
See also
Web links
- Entry for Vicariate Apostolic of Nekemte on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte on gcatholic.org (English)